Table 5.

Typical comments from senior veterinary students.

It was a great experience and I appreciate all the patience and great teaching skills.

I loved this rotation. This was a great rotation to allow the students to have more freedom to improve their surgical skills but to have a doctor there to help with any questions/problems we could encounter. I would absolutely recommend this rotation to others.

I was able to improve my surgical skills and better my understanding of shelter management and current issues.

Great rotation and very valuable surgical experience!

I was able to improve my surgical skills and better my understanding of shelter management and current issues.

This is an amazing elective. I was able to learn a lot and refine my skills and efficiency. The doctors and technicians were fantastic to work with. They were very patient and willing to help out a lot in any situation. This is a very valuable elective.

I did appreciate that I was allowed to manage my own surgical complications; that definitely helped improve my surgical competency and confidence level for managing complications.

This was the most valuable rotation that I have participated in during my vet school experience. I have a strong interest in surgery and feel that my surgical skills have greatly improved due to this experience.